all-in-one portable.

dstebbins · 26-06-2006, 05:03 PM

When do you think we are going to eventually see a portable gadget or gizmo that does EVERYTHING. I'm talking about a cell phone, MP3, photophone, PDA, GPS, pocketPC, internet surfing, live sattalite TV, email, instant messaging, digital camera, webmastering, video games with PSP graphics and PC controls, and all the functions of a desktop PC, with just smaller specs. Sure, mobile phones do a lot of that stuff, but can they do internet? Live TV? Make webpages? Do they have a PDA-like touch screen?

The only bad thing I can think about a gizmo like this is that it would be expensive, like fifteen hundred dollars or more, but it would almost be worth it to have all your portable demands in one product. I'm asking you when you think it will come?

sabashuali · 26-06-2006, 04:25 PM

Personaly for me this will be a non-starter,
I can't think of anything worst - Playing video games or watching movies or TV on a 3"-4" screen? Bah! Rubbish! I would never get anything like the 'movie playing iPod' thingimijib. What a waste of money.....

The problem as I see it is that for some reason everyone want to cram their whole life into their mobile.... what a waste of resources....
Does any UK residents know the Strongbow advert with the mobile phone? That's what I think about all this gadgetry...

Pfff, crazy kids...

dstebbins · 26-06-2006, 04:40 PM

...okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, can you back up this bashing of technology with logical reasons?

thomas234 · 26-06-2006, 04:54 PM

I think if we ever do get anything like this, by the time they've made it cheap enough and portable enough, there will be a new technology out that makes the one you describe look crap.
Look at a mobile for example, they invent the mobile, make it small(ish), but people then want them smaller, but by the time they've done that people want colour screens and cameras etc...

Matt555 · 26-06-2006, 06:38 PM

I have an O2 XDA Mini S - I've got a 1GB mini SD card in it and for my needs it's awesome.

Karanislove · 26-06-2006, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Subashu

I can't think of anything worst - Playing video games or watching movies or TV on a 3"-4" screen? Bah! Rubbish! I would never get anything like the 'movie playing iPod' thingimijib. What a waste of money.....

You are talking about current mobiles and the question is about future mobiles. You dont know there might be some mobiles come out, which works with imagination. for eg. you are talking face to face with another person without even speaking a word(just with imagination) and nobody else knows about it, that you are talking to someone. An imaginatery screen will be in front of you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by destebbins

When do you think we are going to eventually see a portable gadget or gizmo that does EVERYTHING. I'm talking about a cell phone, MP3, photophone, PDA, GPS, pocketPC, internet surfing, live sattalite TV, email, instant messaging, digital camera, webmastering, video games with PSP graphics and PC controls, and all the functions of a desktop PC, with just smaller specs. Sure, mobile phones do a lot of that stuff, but can they do internet? Live TV? Make webpages? Do they have a PDA-like touch screen?

I think, you can get all these things on todays 3G mobiles. But it all depends on which size of mobile you are bying.. If you are talking about IPAQ's, then I think they have all these specs at the moment.
I am sure, that day is not far away when we will have everything connected to everything....... You will be able to send and recieve message to any gadget from any gadget.~!

Matt555 · 26-06-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Karanislove

I am sure, that day is not far away when we will have everything connected to everything....... You will be able to send and recieve message to any gadget from any gadget.~!

It's already started, think about bluetooth between things like camera phones and printers, phones and computers, phones and phones etc etc.

With WiFi becoming a mainstream feature of Smartphones / PDA's there's even more connectivity as the Internet becomes a big part of it with the wireless networking capabilities of devices.

Karanislove · 26-06-2006, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by matt

With WiFi becoming a mainstream feature of Smartphones / PDA's there's even more connectivity as the Internet becomes a big part of it with wireless networking.

Me to believe that WiFi will play a major role in connecting all sorts of gadget and by the end of 2010, we will have it working nearly all the developed/developing countries in the world. So people will not just stick to the mobile phones for communication.

megamaced · 06-07-2006, 06:26 PM

I think this portable PC is probably the nearest you are going to get, for now. But i'll have to wait for the prices to come down

syngod · 12-08-2006, 07:24 PM

Most of the features are already available in a single phone. I know with my UTStarcom PPC6700 it's running Windows Mobile 2005, so you have all the major Microsoft apps, and EVDO connection so it has speeds upto 2.4MB/second which allows it to support streaming video (love the slingbox for this

.)

I don't have a GPS reciever hooked upto it but we do sell them and they work great, it's a nice feature to be able to have Streets & Trips detect a Wi-Fi connection and then set a marker for it with the GPS. Haven't tried any games so not sure what the graphics are like and there's no Satellite support but with streaming video it isn't a big loss.

Satellite is available in some of the phones I've seen from Korea though so chances are it will be coming but apart from that everythings already here in one device, and as far as pricing goes at least with the carrier I sell ranges from $249CAN on a 3yr Voice & Data to $1049CDN to buy outright so pricing isn't that bad either.

papa m · 04-02-2007, 09:48 AM

Has anyone any experience or knowledge of the QTEC 9100, I do not require a phone for games or vidio's, only for calls and to access the internet

26-06-2006, 05:03 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
dstebbins Geek Trainee Join Date: Oct 2005 Gender: Posts: 30 Status: Offline	all-in-one portable. When do you think we are going to eventually see a portable gadget or gizmo that does EVERYTHING. I'm talking about a cell phone, MP3, photophone, PDA, GPS, pocketPC, internet surfing, live sattalite TV, email, instant messaging, digital camera, webmastering, video games with PSP graphics and PC controls, and all the functions of a desktop PC, with just smaller specs. Sure, mobile phones do a lot of that stuff, but can they do internet? Live TV? Make webpages? Do they have a PDA-like touch screen? The only bad thing I can think about a gizmo like this is that it would be expensive, like fifteen hundred dollars or more, but it would almost be worth it to have all your portable demands in one product. I'm asking you when you think it will come?

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sabashuali Ani Ma'amin Join Date: May 2005 Age: 41 Male Posts: 1,458 Times Helpful: 72 My Mood: Grumpy Status: Offline My Computer	Personaly for me this will be a non-starter, I can't think of anything worst - Playing video games or watching movies or TV on a 3"-4" screen? Bah! Rubbish! I would never get anything like the 'movie playing iPod' thingimijib. What a waste of money..... The problem as I see it is that for some reason everyone want to cram their whole life into their mobile.... what a waste of resources.... Does any UK residents know the Strongbow advert with the mobile phone? That's what I think about all this gadgetry... Pfff, crazy kids... __________________ This is not a PC friendly user!!! "...when you find someone you really love, all the rest is just... other stuff." - *Leanne Anika Battersby* Help with digital video? Help My Mini City to grow Hit or Miss

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thomas234 Big Geek Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 16 Male Posts: 753 Times Helpful: 33 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	I think if we ever do get anything like this, by the time they've made it cheap enough and portable enough, there will be a new technology out that makes the one you describe look crap. Look at a mobile for example, they invent the mobile, make it small(ish), but people then want them smaller, but by the time they've done that people want colour screens and cameras etc... __________________ Nikon D40 + Sigma 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 + Nikon Speedlight SB-600 Nokia N95 & 8gb card Last edited by thomas234; 26-06-2006 at 05:00 PM.

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dstebbins Geek Trainee Join Date: Oct 2005 Gender: Posts: 30 Status: Offline	...okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, can you back up this bashing of technology with logical reasons?

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syngod Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 949 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	Most of the features are already available in a single phone. I know with my UTStarcom PPC6700 it's running Windows Mobile 2005, so you have all the major Microsoft apps, and EVDO connection so it has speeds upto 2.4MB/second which allows it to support streaming video (love the slingbox for this .) I don't have a GPS reciever hooked upto it but we do sell them and they work great, it's a nice feature to be able to have Streets & Trips detect a Wi-Fi connection and then set a marker for it with the GPS. Haven't tried any games so not sure what the graphics are like and there's no Satellite support but with streaming video it isn't a big loss. Satellite is available in some of the phones I've seen from Korea though so chances are it will be coming but apart from that everythings already here in one device, and as far as pricing goes at least with the carrier I sell ranges from $249CAN on a 3yr Voice & Data to $1049CDN to buy outright so pricing isn't that bad either. __________________ DVD Collection

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papa m Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 61 Male Posts: 23 My Mood: Confused Status: Offline	Has anyone any experience or knowledge of the QTEC 9100, I do not require a phone for games or vidio's, only for calls and to access the internet

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